we spoke with her father derek john from an iphone in nantucket. >> it was awesome seeing your daughters. i wanted them to look out. >> reporter: he used the selfie stick to pull his daughter toward shore. then his wife got caught in the current. lifeguards and others helped to pull him out. >> he was far back. a couple of guys ran in and tried to get him out. >> as a head lifeguard at horseneck beach in west port, a lifeguard rescues swimmers every season from rip currents. >> it can be intimidated. feeling for people who vt not been around the ocean for too long, but if you can remain calm -- >> reporter: this season lifeguards have pulled about 25 swimmers from rip currents at horseshoe beach. it was especially busy as it was in nantucket where they saved about 100 people. derek was among those. lifeguards saved him. his oxygen was so low he had another 20 seconds left. >> i was a marine overseas during war time and i've never had that level of fatigue of fear. >> that was wbt's katie brace reporting. >>> now, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with cne

you can see her father's hand reaching to help, derek john's grabbed on to the stick and pulled his daughter to safety. but that rip current intensified, sweeping derek and his wife farther out in to the ocean. >> and that there is more time and that they never had that level of fatigue. >> and they pulled that contract off the table as a result. tampa bay buccaneers lost two fingers after the fireworks exploded and a canister that he was holding where it is unclear how that would affect his career. >> you wonder if they would put something in it, telling them that you cannot mess with fireworks. it will be dangerous. >>> a year after making news on the baseball diamond, they are making news for what they're doing off the field. coming up, we'll explain in today's inside pitch. >>> topper is still tracking storm doppler 9000 right after the sfx: music throughout ♪ sfx: crowd cheering sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting sfx: crowd cheering music stops sc johnson a family company. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am re

aern and her father derek johns swilling into the waves when suddenly they're overcome by the riptideof water at that point and i just -- i couldn't breathe under there. >> reporter: never letting go of that selfie stick eventually aern's mother reaches her helping her back on to the beach. moments later a group of good samaritans helping her father out of the surf. exhausted but alive he collapses on the sand. overnight derek johns telling abc news they credit the selfie stick with helping rescuers get them out safe and leave them a vacation video they'll never forget. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to reena for that. >>> and a health alert for pregnant women suffering from depression. a cdc study found zoloft the most commonly used anti-depressant does not appear to cause birth defects but researchers say prozac and paxil are linked to specific birth defects. the company that makes paxil says it's important for doctors to advise women of the risks but says the benefits can outweigh potential risks. >>> actor tom selleck may be off the hook

overnight derek johns telling abc news they credit the selfie stick with helping rescuers get them out "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>> actor tom selleck may be off the hook. he was accused of stealing water. the district filed a lawsuit but the sheriff's department found no evidence of criminal wrong-doing. >>> plus buckingham balance last the royal h released photos of princess charlotte. in the past christenings were large events but they preferred a more intimate gathering. they broke tradition and asked members of the family to be godparents. charlotte is fourth in line to ft. throne. >>> finally if you have toddlers you know you cannot leave them alone even for a moment and when you do, we'll take a look at what happened in colorado. this girl decided to dunk herself in house paint while her mom was baby nursing her brother. her parents trying to get the house ready to sell. so, they were touching up paint. well now, they have a few more touch-ups to do. i don't even know how -- look at her little face. then the little footprints not so cute and little

derek john says he saw his 16-year-old daughter go under water swimming at a beach in massachusetts.shore. the rip current was too strong. help arrived in time. derrick we're told had 20 seconds of oxygen left. >> i was a marine and did tours overseas. i've never had that level of fatigue or fear. >> i bet. in addition to being exhausted, are derrick and his daughter were not hurt. those are your headlines. see you in a bit. >> who knew? >> no kidding. >> heather, thank you. >>> we'll turn outside now. all that's going on weather wise. >> good morning. hello everybody at home. tracking storms today and including here in new york city. going to see storms roll through part of a much bigger storm system. yesterday we were talking about flooding in oklahoma and texas. it's on the move. we have cluster in parts of texas panhandle and oklahoma. that's associated with strong winds and heavy rain. possibility of additional flash flooding this morning. we have other storms as well racing across portions of midwest. several inches of rain possible with that storm. back inside to brian. >> tha

meteorologist derek van dam has more. >> good morning, john.central florida. still have our stalled out frontal boundary across the region. you can see the high resolution radar going forward through the day today. showers and thunderstorms will pop up from tampa bay through orlando. even south toward ft. lauderdale and miami. we have a significant cold front that's moving across the northern plains. that will bring the possibility of severe weather today across the dakotas and further south toward nebraska and western kansas. damaging winds and hail and tornadoes possible with the cold front. we have a collision of air masses causes the severe weather with warm and humid weather. tulsa, you top 108 degrees. that is what it feels like. nashville in the low 100s. that is why we have heat advisories from arkansas through parts of the plain states. this heat will move eastward and look at this new york you are also going to warm up this week to 95 by wednesday. back to you. >> 95. no thanks. >>> a new car seat that could actually stop children fro

john dickerson, host of face the nation, we look forward to your broadcast sunday 8:30 a.m. >> thanks, derek >>> president obama is in kenya right now, a trip to his father's homeland. in nairobi mr. obama will hold talks on trade and investment and security issues and counterterrorism measures and he will become the first american leader to address the african union when he travels to ethiopia on sunday. >>> an interstate badly damaged after flash flooding has partially reopened. traffic began moving today on i- 10. a driver was badly hurt after the bridge there collapsed on sunday. traffic jams and bottlenecks are still happening along the way. >>> a florida man banned from starbucks for life he says because he defended people with disabilities. rob rowen got this letter from starbucks saying he can't step foot in any store ever. he's been asking drivers who park illegally in the handicapped spot at this tampa store to move, but customers complained about the confrontations and the manager kicked him out. >> causing disruption to business which haven't i haven't and i threatened the well b

john it is interesting to see federal regulators cracking down only after they were found not to do their job. >>> thank you. extreme heat in the south this morning. let's go to meteorologist derek van dam for the forecast. >> flooding concerns for central florida. we have the stalled out frontal boundary. you can see the high resolution imagery. showers and thunderstorms will pop up from tampa bay through orlando and south to ft. lauderdale and mikeami. we have a cold front across the central plains to bring severe weather across the dakotas and nebraska and western kansas. damaging winds and large hail and isolated tornadoes with the cold front. we have a collision of air masses causing the severe weather. very warm and humid across the heartland. tulsa, you will reach 108. nashville in the low 100s. that's why we have heat advisories and warnings through arkansas through the plain states. the heat moves east. new york you are also warming up this week. 95 by wednesday. back to you. >> yikes. the daughter of bobby brown and whitney houston succombs. we have a look at her life and its tragic end next. heat... nd o t's sweet. to satisfy the adult.... ...and kid - in all of us. ♪